# Former German intelligence chief detained over alleged purchase of classified information

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- Reuters, 2026-10-06 10:40 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/former-german-spy-chief-detained-suspicion-espionage-treason-bild-reports-2026-10-06/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ac4d006a431ad00017b0b29

> Prosecutors said August Hanning, who once led Germany’s external intelligence agency, was detained Tuesday. He is suspected of paying to obtain restricted records and drawing on them for an assessment prepared for an intelligence agency abroad.

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